The Lokayukta police on Wednesday trapped an inspector attached to the K.P. Agrahara police station while he was allegedly accepting a bribe of ₹4 lakh in connection with a chit fund-related case. The accused inspector, Govindaraju, allegedly demanded money from a man, threatening to implicate him in a chit fund related cheating case if the bribe was not paid. Acting on the complaint, the Lokayukta police laid a trap and allegedly caught the officer red-handed while accepting the bribe near the CAR Ground, Sirsi Circle. A raid conducted in 2014 revealed illegal assets worth ₹1.22 crore.